Dr Martin A Hamilton FLS

I work in collaboration with international partners to conserve plants and their habitats. Views expressed are my own.

[Dr Martin A Hamilton FLS @DocMartinKew]

New #openaccess paper @BioDataJournal resulting from collaborations btwn @KewUKOTs @KewScience; Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office @USFWSSoutheast; & Puerto Rico @DRNAPR to assess & conserve @IUCNRedList EN Varronia bellonis #Boraginaceae #KewPR https://t.co/stGhTIVTwZ

[SoutheasternPCA @SoutheastPca]

Reminder: January 10th, 2022 SE PCA meeting - SE Plants Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need (RSGCN) project overview - https://t.co/Xe4RBOHRoy

[Oak Spring Garden Foundation @oak_spring]

Happy #NationalBirdDay ! Supporting and monitoring the wildlife that calls Oak Spring home, including our range of native bird species, is an important part of our work. Here are some of our favorite bird captures from 2021. 🦅🐦
(📸📸 Michael Carr)

[Oak Spring Garden Foundation @oak_spring]

It's like spring in our Biocultural Conservation Farm's new heated hoop house! The hoop house will allow the BCCF to extend their growing season through the cold months.

[Oak Spring Garden Foundation @oak_spring]

It's the last #FantasticFloraFriday of the year! Do you have any holiday treats on the menu containing nuts from this week’s feature?
To learn more about wonderful plants like the pecan tree, visit our #FantasticFlora website: https://t.co/WyLbV06nEH.

[Oak Spring Garden Foundation @oak_spring]

We💚 today's #FantasticFloraFriday feature, southern catalpa, which is prized both as an ornamental and for the symbiotic relationship it shares with certain insect friends.

Visit https://t.co/Pq3QFlUBmm to learn more about the world's wonderful plants

[Dr Martin A Hamilton FLS @DocMartinKew]

@KewScience @BVILondonOffice @MichDSan14 @CClubbe @tomopteris @qcrescente Lots of hard work and great collaboration made this paper, led by @MichDSan14, possible. Thanks to @KewUKOTs team, @trust_vi & all our regional partners! Great to be continuing to work with these dedicated conservationists in my new role @oak_spring tweeting from @DocMartinFLS

[Oak Spring Garden Foundation @oak_spring]

It’s #FantasticFloraFriday! This week's featured plant is at your service: the Canadian Serviceberry, which is one of many species of serviceberry in North America.

Learn more about the world's wonderful plants at our #FantasticFlora website: https://t.co/p8stOP2Ceu.

[Oak Spring Garden Foundation @oak_spring]

Come out to the OSG Library this December for our lecture on the "rediscovery" of the horse chestnut and the lilac, and explore the fascinating history of these plants by examining the first printed illustrations depicting them. Info and tickets at https://t.co/LvLuDTHBUL

[Oak Spring Garden Foundation @oak_spring]

Join our skilled Arboriculture, Conservation and Landscapes team this January for a course on the basics of pruning! Learn how to keep your trees and shrubs beautiful and healthy from experts with decades of experience. More at https://t.co/zc5RjkhUri.

[Oak Spring Garden Foundation @oak_spring]

We were thrilled to partner with @naolmstedparks and @olmsted200 to create a free, downloadable educational exhibit about pioneering landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. Read this post to learn about how the project came together: https://t.co/GZf4s3YDOn

[Oak Spring Garden Foundation @oak_spring]

It’s #FantasticFloraFriday! Today’s feature is the manchineel - a tree you definitely wouldn’t want to harvest an "apple" from. 🍏☠️Learn more about the world's wonderful plants at our #FantasticFlora website: https://t.co/WyLbUZOMN9.

[Tweeting Tulip Tree @TweetTulipTree]

My sap flow data (cm/hr) can be converted into liters (L) of water per day. At the end of the summer I was drinking an average of 25.2 L of water a day. Now I am drinking about half as much since my leaves are gone. #nature #weather #DataScience #forest #trees #STEM

[Oak Spring Garden Foundation @oak_spring]

We got quite a surprise when we checked our camera traps and saw a white fox squirrel scampering along the wall! Since this squirrel lacks pink eyes, we can assume that its white coat is caused by leucism rather than albinism. #WildlifeWednesday

[Oak Spring Garden Foundation @oak_spring]

To celebrate our upcoming lecture on the rediscovery of the lilac and the horse chestnut in the 1700s, we’re sharing several several modern day tales of lost and found plants on our blog.
https://t.co/DUwBfYnaF9

[Oak Spring Garden Foundation @oak_spring]

Happy #FantasticFloraFriday! This week we’re featuring the fascinating poisonwood tree (just don’t let the glossy evergreen leaves and flaking bark tempt you into touching it!)

Learn more about the world's wonderful plants at our #FantasticFlora website: https://t.co/WyLbUZOMN9

[Nikki Reisch @NikkiReisch]

Danish Minister opens #BOGA launch #COP26: “There is no future for oil and gas in a 1.5 degree world. Just as the Stone Age didn’t end b/c of a lack of stone, the fossil era won’t end b/c there is no oil in the ground but b/c gvts decide to do the right thing.” #KeepItInTheGround

[Murphy Westwood @MurphyWestwood]

Call for papers! Are you involved in compiling or reviewing @IUCNRedList threat assessments for #trees? Submit a paper to the upcoming Global Tree Assessment special issue in @plantspplplanet! https://t.co/AxeTVj5Cup via @NewPhyt @GTA_GTSG

[Oak Spring Garden Foundation @oak_spring]

On #VeteransDay, #ArmisticeDay and #RemembranceDay, you’ll see the common poppy on many lapels. The flower became a symbol of remembrance when Canadian doctor John McCrae wrote the 1915 poem “In Flanders Fields”, after seeing poppies bloom across European battlefields during WWI.

[Dr. William J. Ripple @WilliamJRipple]

Worldwide divestment has two of the biggest names in philanthropy — the Ford and MacArthur foundations reorienting their investments away from fossil fuels, a move that we hope will prove to be a tipping point for the charitable world.

https://t.co/xIXCLEdamW

[Oak Spring Garden Foundation @oak_spring]

There's still time to register for our short course on American Persimmons with Eliza Greenman! The lecture portion will be held via Zoom, so you can join in the fruit-related fun from the comfort of your home. More info at https://t.co/DZef7me4OB.